Rosalie Talafuse,
78, of Bay City passed away Thursday, March 1, 2007 in Waco. She was
born November 13, 1928 in Bay City to the late Roy H. & Maudie
(Cummings) Taylor. Rosalie was a member of the Wild Peach Community
Church, a former longtime resident of Bay City, before moving to
Waco 5 years ago. She is survived by 3 sons: Roy, Yancy, and Chad
Rodgers; daughter: Debbie Hollen; 2 sisters: Eva Lois Stansberry and
Patsy Munson; brother: Virgil Taylor; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great
grandchildren. Mrs. Talafuse was preceded in death by her parents;
and 2 husbands: Hubert M. Rodgers and Pete Talafuse. A Funeral
Service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, March 4, 2007 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Earl Breazeale officiating. Interment
will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements with
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home 245-4613.

Eddie
Tallas, 87, of Van Vleck passed away August 4, 2008. He was born
November 9, 1920 to the late Joseph and Mary Swet Tallas. He worked
as a plumber for many years, served in the US Navy during WWII and
was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years
Gertrude Fojtik Tallas; daughters and sons-in-law Shirley & Bob
Kilpatrick of Bryan, TX and Carol & David Branton of Van Vleck; six
grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and four great-great
grandchildren.

The family will receive friends and
relatives from 6pm to 8pm Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral
service will be 10:00 AM Friday, August 8, 2008 at St. Peter
Lutheran Church with Rev. Jared Stillions officiating. Interment
will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will
be Greg Branton, Alan Kilpatrick, Mark Branton, Eric Branton, Joseph
Brannon & Steven Milner. Memorials may be made to St. Peter Lutheran
Church, 1909 Peach, Bay City, TX 77414.

Gertrude Veronica
Tallas, 87, of Van Vleck passed away Nov. 5, 2008. She was born
February 4, 1921 in East Bernard, TX to the late August & Sophie
Tymel Fojtik.

Her husband of 60
years Edward Tallas preceded her in death on Aug. 4, 2008. Survivors
include daughters & their spouses Shirley & Bob Kilpatrick of Bryan,
TX and Carol & David Branton of Van Vleck; sisters Della Biezenski
of Van Vleck & Evelyn Schmalriede of Houston; brother Victor Fojtik
of Humble; six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and four
great-great grandchildren.

The family will
receive friends and relatives from 6pm to 8pm Thursday at the
funeral home. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Friday, Nov. 7, 2008
at St. Peter Lutheran Church with Rev. Jared Stillions officiating.
Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Her
grandchildren and great grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Memorials may be made to St. Peter Lutheran
Church, 1909 Peach, Bay City, TX 77414. Arrangements are with Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613.

Funeral services for Mrs.
Leonora May Talmadge were held at
2 p. m. Tuesday, January 28, at the First Presbyterian Church with
Rev. Richard E. Stone officiating. Interment was in Hawley Cemetery.

Born June 20, 1901, in Wheeler, Indiana,
she had been a resident of Matagorda County for 23 years. She was a
member of the Presbyterian Church, an active worker with the
Salvation Army, Welfare Board, Red Cross and other charitable
organizations.

She passed away at 11:30 a. m. Sunday in
St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston where she recently underwent surgery.

She is survived by her husband, Paul L.
Talmadge; one daughter, Mrs. James (Colleen) Penland and one
granddaughter, all of Palacios.

Paul Preston Talmadge of Fort Worth,
formerly of Palacios, died September 18 in Fort Worth.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m.
Saturday, September 21, at the First Presbyterian Church of Palacios
with the Rev. Leslie E. Webb, Jr. officiating. Burial was in
Hawley Cemetery.

Son of the late Arthur and Alice
Talmadge, he was born March 30, 1902 in Hanna, Indiana. He moved to
Palacios in 1941 where he worked in civil service at Camp Hulen,
later as a millwright at Alcoa Point Comport Operations until his
retirement in 1964. He married Leonora Hill, who preceded him in
death on January 26, 1964, and they were the parents of two
children, Paul Preston Talmadge, Jr. (deceased) and Mrs. Guy R.
(Colleen) Claybourn, Jr.

He was a member and Trustee of First
Presbyterian Church of Palacios until moving his letter to Asbury
Methodist Church in Fort Worth, where he has made his home since
1965. He was also a member of Matagorda County Gem and Mineral
Society.

He is survived by his wife, Viola Hill
Talmadge of Fort Worth; his daughter, one sister, Mrs. William (Wynema)
Henderson of Union Mills, Indiana; one brother, Warren Talmadge of
Crescent City, Florida; three grandchildren.

The Palacios Beacon,
September, 1974

HOWARD ALVIN TANNER

FRANCITAS -
Howard Alvin Tanner, 88, of
Francitas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 in Ganado. He was
born Oct. 1, 1921 in Palacios. He had been an armed guard on a
Merchant Marine ship during WWII, U.S. Navy, and he was a rancher.
He was a member of Jackson County Fair Board, Jackson County Parks
Board, Jackson County Wide Drainage Board, and First Presbyterian
Church of Palacios. He was a supporter of the Matagorda County Fair,
Palacios FFA, Palacios 4-H, Jackson County 4-H, and Youth Auction.

He is survived by his daughters, Phylis Olsovsky, Melvena Rabichaux
and husband Allie, and Shawn Tanner; granddaughters, Terri Lynn,
Kate and Kala; grandsons, Kyle and Mark; great-granddaughters,
Bryinna and Morgan; and great-grandsons, Ozzy, Mason and Slade.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Evy Estelle Myers;
parents, Joseph Elmer Tanner and Ethel Agnes Culbertson; sisters,
Icy Estelle Myers and Frances Hellen Tanner; and brothers, Carl
Andrew Tanner and Joseph Emery Tanner.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Eddie
Konarik; and sister, Millie Svoboda.
Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m., Friday, March 7, 2008, with a
parish prayer service and rosary at 7 p.m., at Henneke Funeral Home
in Columbus.

Visitation will resume from 9-10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael
Catholic Church in Weimar. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on
Saturday at St. Michael Catholic Church with Fr. John Peters
officiating. Burial will follow at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic
Cemetery in Plum.

Pallbearers will be all of her grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be given to St. Michael Catholic School
in Weimar or the charity of your choice.

Talmadge James
Tatum, Sr., 67, of Bay City died January 3, 2007. He was born
December 12, 1939 in Bay City to the late A. J. and Kathleen
Hennigan Tatum. He and his wife operated Tex-Pak Express in Bay City
for many years.

Funeral service
will be 2:00 PM Friday, January 5, 2007 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Gerry Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at
St. Francisville Cemetery in Wadsworth, Texas. Pallbearers include
Ronnie Radfort, Bill Johnson, Dave Rotramel, Keith De Fehr, Michael
Gandy, Jim Lyle, Robert Searles and Michael Martin. Online
condolences may be sent by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements
with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.

Frances Parr Taylor, 95, of Bay City,
Texas went to be with her loved ones in her heavenly home Monday,
June 14, 2010.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, January 6, 1915, to Clara Sprinkle Parr
and Arthur Gilbert Parr, she moved to Bay City in 1935. She was the
manager of Frels State Theatre when she married Frank Shaw Taylor on
May 16, 1943, and continued on at the theatre until 1955. She then
worked beside her husband at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, until his
passing in 1973.

Frances was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where she
served faithfully for 70 years. She served on the Administrative
Board; Chairman of the Bereavement Committee; Charter member of the
Altar Guild; served as President of the Fellowship Class, and a past
President and member of the Chancel Choir for over 50 years. She was
an avid golfer and served as President of the Bay City Country Club
Women's Golf Association; was a Charter and Life member of the
Matagorda General Hospital Pink Ladies Auxiliary; a Patron of
Festival of Arts Association; a member and officer of the Book
Review Club; a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She enjoyed
participating in the Red Hat Ladies Society Club, and playing bridge
and dominoes.

Miss Goldie E. Taylor, 93, of Bay City
died July 24 in her residence. She was a county resident since
childhood. Survivors are brothers William H. Taylor of Bay City and
C. V. Taylor of Willows, Calif. and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and interment will be held Saturday, July 26, at
10 a.m. in
Hawley Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Ramsey of the First Baptist
Church of Markham will be officiating. Arrangements are under the
direction of the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

John “Whit”
Taylor, 37 of Fort Worth passed away August 31, 2005 in Fort Worth.
He was born April 27, 1968 in Fort Worth. He graduated from Bay City
High School and attended Wharton County Junior College and LSU. He
loved flying, fishing and Frisbee Golf. He was very athletic,
courageous and fun-loving. He is survived by his daughter, Alex
Esser of Baton Rouge; his parents, Howard and Hazel Taylor of Fort
Worth; his brother, Brent Taylor of Bay City; nephew Mason Taylor;
niece Lauren Jones; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services
will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in
Van Vleck. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.

Mr. John Eric Taylor, 60, World War I
veteran, was killed Thursday in an oil field accident at Hebronville.
The former Matagorda county resident's remains will be brought here
for burial.

He is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Glenn Larsen and Mrs. Otto Rasmussen of Clemville and Miss Goldie
Taylor of Bay City; four brothers, Harry and Carl Taylor of Willis,
California and Ernest Taylor of Bakersfield, California and William
Taylor of Clemville.

Services will be Saturday afternoon at 3
from Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. R. E. Black officiating.
Burial will be in
Hawley Cemetery.

Survivors include his parents, both of Brazoria, brother Jake Taylor
of Brazoria, maternal grandmother Doretta Lacina of Brazoria,
paternal grandmother Eunice Ware of Baton Rouge, LA, Aunts; Rhonda
Weathers of Brazoria, Debbie and Larry Jones of Mississippi, Donna
and D. D. Phenald and Diane and Kenny Northrop all of Louisiana, as
well as a number of great aunts and uncles, cousins and other
relatives.

The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with the Rev.
David Pate officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial
Park. P. J. Nelson, Jay Johnson, John Ashley, Jim Alford, Randy Miksch & Ryan Naquin will serve as pallbearers with Billie Turner as
honorary pallbearer. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes
Association or the American Heart Association. Online condolences
may be shared with the family by visiting www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
979-245-4613

Bay City Tribune, Published September 7, 2008
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

She was
born Feb. 14, 1948, in Bay City to parents Roy and Lola Swenson
Jensen. She graduated from Tidehaven High School in 1966. She was a
member of the First Baptist Church in Wharton and lived in Wharton
twenty eight years.

Survivors are parents, Roy and Lola Jensen of Wharton, formerly of
Blessing; Sons: Louis Ducros, Clute, Jules and wife Sylvia Ducros of
Wharton; Brother and sister in law: Larry and Jan Jensen, Bay City;
Sister and brother in law, June and Ronnie Rowland, Bay City;
Grandson, Gregory Trahan of Wharton; 13 nieces and nephews. Many
other relatives and friends.

Service
was Monday, Jan. 20 at 2 p. m. from the First Baptist Church in Bay
City with Dr. Michael Zimmerman of Bay City and Rev. Joe K. McCammon
of the First Baptist Church of Wharton officiating. Burial will
follow in Hawley Cemetery.

Arrangements under the direction of Dick R. Elkins Bay City Funeral
Home.

W. H. Taylor, age 81 years, 10 months and six days, died Friday
night at his home near Clemville. He is survived by his wife, three
daughters: Miss Goldie Taylor, Mrs. L. P. Larson and Mrs. Otto
Rasmussen, all of Clemville; six sons: H. L. Taylor, C. V. Taylor
and E. B. Taylor, all of California, J. E. Taylor of Corpus Christi,
J. W. Taylor of Hawkins and W. M. Taylor of Clemville.

The funeral services will be at 2:30 Sunday afternoon from the
Walker-Matchett Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Hawley Cemetery,
with Rev. R. E. Black of Markham officiating.

MARKHAM - Christopher Alan Templeton,
39, of Markham, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. He was born April
1, 1970, in Bay City, to Betty Jurek and Terrance Templeton. He
worked as a butcher in the meat market of Jurek Smoke House.

He is survived by his wife, Jaymie Campbell of Bay City; his mother,
Betty J. Fisher and her husband Sidney Leon Fisher; by his sons,
Seth Arrington Templeton of Austin, Jonathan Templeton of Mesquite,
and Greyson Campbell of Bay City; by his brothers, Joshua Fisher of
Austin, Shawn Fisher of Pearland, and Blake Fisher of Houston; and
by one aunt, two uncles, and numerous cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with the Rev. Louis Rush officiating.
Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial
Park in Van Vleck.

Charles Adrain Tenberg, 47, beloved
husband, father, son and friend left this life to be with his “Lord
& Loved Ones” on June 5, 2010.

Visitation will be held in the chapel of E. P. Compean Funeral
Directors from 4 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Wed., June 9, 2010 with a
Religious Service beginning at 7 p.m.

A Graveside service will be held on at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 10,
2010 at Roselawn Memorial
Park in Van Vleck, Texas, following a
visitation from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the chapel of E. P. Compean
Funeral Directors.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Mary Tenberg; daughter,
Nicole April Tenberg; father, Harvey G. Tenberg; mother, Mary Jean
Hawthorn and husband Aubrey; Brother, Paul Tenberg and wife Mary
Frances, along with many other family members and friends.

Bay City—Lois Billings Terrell, 89, of
Bay City, died Saturday at a Bay City Nursing Home.

Born Nov. 3, 1894 in Gonzales County,
she had been a resident of Bay City for the past 15 years as a
housewife.

She was a member of the Church of God.

Funeral services will be at 2 p. m.
Monday at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing,
Texas. The Rev. Chester Sassman will officiate.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. R.
E. Watson of Bay City, two granddaughters, Joanne Hearn and Kay
Parker both of Bay City; four great-grandsons and one
great-granddaughter. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home of Bay City is in
charge of arrangements.

Anne "Betsy" Terry, 94, of Bay City,
passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2005. She was born April 9, 1910
in Davilla, Texas, to the late Robert Kerr and Ida White Kerr.

She was a member of the United Methodist
Church of Troy and an associate member of St. Paul's United
Methodist Church of Bay City. Formerly of Troy, she has resided in
Bay City since 1993.

She married Earl Marvin Skinner of
Bartlett on December 1, 1928, and H. A. Terry of Pasadena on August
26, 1966.

She was preceded in death by: her
husbands, Earl Marvin Skinner and H.A. Terry; her parents; her
daughter, Mary Gladys Brooks; two sons, Joe Terry and Robert
Skinner; three sisters; two brothers; and a grandson.

She was survived by: her
daughters-in-law, Janiece Hinkle and husband Bill of Waco, and
Connie Terry of Dallas; her sons, Jack Terry and wife Gerry of
Morgan City, Louisiana, and Wayne Terry and wife Dee of

Frisco; her sister, Nell Underwood of
Las Cruces, New Mexico; her brother, E.H. "Ned" Kerr of Holland,
Texas; and by 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, January 15, 2005 at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church
in Bay City, with the Rev. Tom Morgan officiating.

Marion Louise
Terry, 89, of Bay City passed away Feb. 25, 2007. She was born Sept.
27, 1917 in New Waverly, TX to the late Marion Sephus and Ella
Louise Kelly Hollis. She was a former longtime resident of
Livingston, TX.

Funeral service
will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 at the Blanchard Baptist
Church in Livingston, TX with Rev. Royce Pennington and Rev. Fred
Alford officiating. Interment will follow at the Forrest Hill
Cemetery in Livingston, TX. Online condolences may be sent by
visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements with Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613.

He was born
June 21, 1935, in Henderson, Texas, to
the late James and Hazel Teutsch.

He attended
Texas A&M University and married Louise
Fikes in 1954. Charlie was a longtime
resident of Bay City, owner and operator
of Teutsch’s Texaco for 30 years, and
was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Bay City.

He is
survived by: his wife, Louise Fikes
Teutsch of Bay City; daughter, Louann of
Corpus Christi; son, James of Bay City;
two grandsons, Taylor and Tex both of
Bay City; and brother, James R Teutsch.

Charlie was
preceded in death by his parents;
sister, Betty Smith; and daughter, Traci
Dale Teutsch.

A funeral
service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday,
March 25, 2011, at the First United
Methodist Church of Bay City with the
Rev. Jeff Gantz and the Rev. Pauline
Harvey Storey officiating.

Graveside services for Lucille Thames,
77, will be held 4 p. m. Tuesday at Hawley Cemetery.

Mrs. Thames was born July 25, 1914, to
Susan Rebecca and George Perciville in Bastrop County and died Dec.
14, 1911.

Her one sister, Susie Odean, and her
parents have preceded her in death.

When she was about 2 years old, in 1916,
she and her family moved to Matagorda County and settled near
Blessing. In 1942, she married Chester Thames, and together, they
raised three children.

She is survived by her husband of 49
years, Chester; her daughter, Susie Marie Chamrad; two sons and a
daughter-in-law, Dale Thames and wife Beverly and Kenneth Thames; a
granddaughter, Becky Austin; a great-granddaughter, Sabel Austin;
and two step-grandsons, Jayson and Jeffrey Davis.

Her family kindly requests that in lieu
of flowers, contributions be made in her name to the Student
Education Fund, Philip H. Parker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2438,
Bay City, or to a charitable cause of your choice.

Funeral services for Evalina Taylor
Thomas, 74, of San Antonio are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Mother
Zion Baptist Church in Bay City with the Rev. K. J. Griggs
officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mark Cemetery in Cedar Lane.

Visitation will be Sunday until 9 p.m.
at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel.

A former resident of Bay City, Mrs.
Thomas, a Baptist, was born Oct. 27, 1919 in Cedar Lane to Allen and
Martha Henry Taylor and died Feb. 16, 1994 at Southeast Nursing Home
in San Antonio.

Survivors include two sons and
daughters-in-law, Thomas and Voncile Holt and Robert Thomas Sr. and
Delores Thomas, all of San Antonio; a brother and sister-in-law,
Odean and Dorothy Taylor of Bay City; two sisters-in-law, Luberta
Thomas and Johnnie Thomas; two brothers-in-law, Samuel Thomas and
Charles Thomas, five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren;
nieces, nephews, other relatives, cousins and friends.

Funeral services for
Luberta Thomas, 88, of Cedar Lane, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
August 29, 2009, at St. Mark Bapt. Church, Cedar Lane, with the Rev.
Herbert Hawkins, Jr., eulogist. Burial will follow at St. Mark
Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 until 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home chapel.

She was born in Cedar Lane,
Texas, October 27, 1920, to
Henry Thomas, Sr. and Gracie Grice Thomas, and passed away August
19, 2009, in Bay City.

CEDAR LANE [Matagorda County, Texas] -
Funeral services for Samuel Thomas, 83, of Cedar Lane, will be held
at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007 at St. Mark Baptist Church, in
Cedar Lane, with the Rev. H.L. Hawkins as eulogist. Burial will
follow at St. Mark Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral
Home in Bay City.

William E. “Bill” Thomas, Jr., 61, of
Tres-Palacios Oaks died Friday, April 11. He was born April 27, 1919
in Jacksonville, Fla. Thomas lived in Palacios for the past 10 years
and was a commercial pilot and an inspector for the Federal Aviation
Administration. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include: wife, Joy S. Thomas; daughter, April Ziegler of
Stafford, Texas; son, William S. Thomas, Houston; sisters, Virginia
Hurlbert, Houston, Vivian Watkins, Fla. Funeral services were held
at 3 p. m. today at the Palacios Funeral Chapel with Rev. Murdock
McCrae officiating. Interment was held in Hawley Cemetery.
Arrangements made by Taylor Brothers Funeral home Palacios.

Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City for J. R.
"Bob" Thompson, Collegeport farmer, who was found dead in Virginia
last week with a bullet in his head.

The services were held at 2:30 o'clock
and burial was in the
Hawley Cemetery near Blessing.

Bobbie Estell Thompson, 90, of Bay City,
passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at Matagorda Regional Medical
Center. She was born July 30, 1920 in Jackson County, Texas to the
late William “Bill” Green and Grace Birmingham Green.

She is survived by her husband: W. Ralph
Thompson of Bay City; by her daughters and sons-in-law: Beverly
Stepan of El Campo, Norma Jean & Billy Fielder of Edna, Carilyn &
Tom Richardson of Temecula, CA, Marilyn & Wayne Carroll of Edna; by
stepdaughters: Vicky and Mike Stone of Bay City and Shirley Thompson
of Bay City; by sons and daughters-in-law: Buddy & Brenda Miller of
Jerrell and Billy and Dana Miller of Edna; by stepsons: Robert & Kim
Thompson of Bay City and W.R. “Shorty” & Teri Thompson of Bay City;
by her sister: Laverne McFadden of League City; and by 27
grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; by her daughter, Londa Sue
Rich; by stepson, Terry A. Thompson; by 2 sisters and 2 brothers;
and by 1 grandson.

The family will receive visitors from
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Sunday, at the funeral home. Funeral services
will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 17, 2011 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lane Par-Due, officiating. Interment
will immediately follow at Roselawn Memorial
Park in Van Vleck.
Pallbearers will be Justin Miller, Brian Stone, Todd Stepan, Duane
Muncrief, W.R. “Shorty” Thompson, and Robert Thompson.

Bunyan Ezell
Thompson, 96, of Deer Park, TX died October 11, 2005 at Bayshore
Hospital in Pasadena, TX. He was born October 7, 1909 to the late
Robert Lee and Nancy Ophelia Seals Thompson. He was a resident of
Deer Park the past 2 years, a former 50 year resident of Bay City,
and a member of the Baptist Church. He was a member of carpenters
and millwright local 213. Survivors include: 3 daughters: Joyce
Gross of Huntsville, TX, Jimmie Gilpin of Deer Park, TX, and Kathy
LaBlanc of Lake Charles, LA; son: Don Ray Thompson of Sonoma, CA; 10
grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and 3 great great
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife: Hettie Inez
Byrd Thompson, 3 sisters and 7 brothers. A Funeral Service will be
held 2:00 PM Saturday, October 15, 2005 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Interment will follow
at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers are Michael & Darin Gross, Kevin
& Jeff Thompson, Terry, David, and Timothy Gilpin, and Robert
Taylor. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City
245-4613.

Funeral services for Erma I. Thompson,
83, of Brazoria, Tx., were held March 18, 1997 at the First United
Methodist Church of Brazoria. Interment was in Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing.

Mrs. Thompson died March 17, 1997, at
home surrounded by her loving family.

Erma "Nana" spent her life lovingly
nurturing others. As a dedicated wife, mother, sister, grandmother,
and great-grandmother. She enjoyed the time-honored pleasures of
baking, sewing, and playing bridge. She cherished her sixty-year
marriage to her best friend, dance partner, and fishing buddy, J. O.
Thompson. Together Erma and "Spots" left a legacy of strong family
values stitched together with laughter and love.

She was a member of the First United
Methodist Church. Survivors include: a daughter, Karen Crouch of
Lubbock; three sons, Keith Thompson of Brazoria; Tracy Thompson of
Palcentia, California; Jimmy Thompson of Palacios, Texas; a brother,
H. O. Kleier of Oxford, Kansas; two sisters, Norva Yates of Tustin,
California; Elmeree Oliver of Santa Fe, New Mexico; twelve
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements for J. O. “Spot”
Thompson, 81, of Palacios are scheduled for 5 p. m. today at the
First United Methodist Church of Palacios with the Rev. Ralph Smith
officiating. Burial will be in Hawley Cemetery.

Mr. Thompson was born Oct. 27, 1911 in
Ava, Mo. to Jay O. and Maude Walker Thompson and died Aug. 22, 1993
in St. David’s Hospital in Austin.

He was a member of First United
Methodist Church of Palacios and was a welder out of Local 211. He
was a resident of Palacios since 1954.

James “J. O.” Thompson, 73, of El Maton,
died Monday September 25, in Matagorda General Hospital. He was born
May 11, 1905 in Pawnee County, Nebraska. The deceased was a member
of the County Farm Bureau; SPJST; engaged in this area in rice
farming and ranching for numerous years and a resident of Bay City
since 1911. Survivors include his wife, Martha Thompson, a son and
daughter-in-law, Johnnie Lee and Susan Thompson, a granddaughter,
Michelle Thompson all of El Maton. Services will be held at 2:00 p.
m., Thursday, September 28 at the First United Methodist Church.
Rev. Merle Waters officiating. Interment at
Hawley Cemetery, Blessing.
Pallbearers are Dr. Alfred Kopecky, Jr., Weldon Popek, Kenneth Sliva,
E. R. Vacek, Jr., Roy Raska, and Tommy Thompson. Honorary
pallbearers include Joe Junek, W. F. Curnutt, Joe Hadley and Tom
Simpson. Arrangements under the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home.

The Daily Tribune,
September, 1978

JOHNNY B. THOMPSON JR.

REFUGIO -
Johnny B. Thompson Jr., 81, of
Refugio, died peacefully Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, surrounded by his
family, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 11,
1929 in Palacios to the late Johnny Sr. and Lela Harris Thompson.

Johnny was a decorated
Korean War veteran,
serving with the 5th Marine Division in combat missions including
the Inchon Landing, the retaking of Seoul, and the Chosin Reservoir.

He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Kathleen, and his
four sons, Johnny B. Thompson III and wife Kay, Tommy Ryan Thompson
(Ronaele), David Thompson (Sheri), and Jeff Thompson (Kim); 13
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by
his sister, Pat Gofarth of Mesquite.

Johnny was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gerry
Richardson; and his grandson, Jeremy Thompson.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at Moore Funeral Home
in Refugio. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at
First Baptist Church in Refugio with Pastor David Mundine
officiating. Military honors will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be sons and grandsons.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to all his
caregivers at Mission Ridge, to Hospice of South Texas, Refugio
Memorial Hospital, DeTar Hospital, and to Drs. Patrick Hayes, Dante
Garza, and Ty Meyer.

VICTORIA - Marshall
Thompson Jr., 78, of Victoria, passed away Friday, July 17, 2009. He
was born May 15, 1931, in Victoria, to the late
Marshall Thompson Sr. and Ethel Williams Thompson. He was retired
from South Texas Nuclear Plant and a Baptist. He was a volunteer at
the Victoria County Sheriff Department serving on the Disciplinary
Committee at the County Jail for over seven years.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Carolyn Sue
Young; and brother, Joe "Pickie" Thompson.
Walk-in visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. today, with the family
receiving friends from 6-7 p.m., at Barefield Funeral Home.

The funeral service will be at 10 a.m.Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Mt.Nebo Baptist Church, with eulogist
Rev. Fred Hobbs, and officiating Rev. Larry D. Steen. Interment will
be at Memory Gardens Cemetery with full military honors under the
auspices of the Victoria County Veterans Council, AL, CWV, VFW, DAV,
MCL, MOWW, EX-POW, MOPH< VVA, and KWV.

Thompson, Sidney J., 40, died in
Freeport in the Bahama Islands. He is a former resident of Markham.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. R. E. Black officiating. Burial will
be in Hawley Cemetery. Thompson is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Daisy Thompson of Markham; two sons, Robert Thompson of Markham and
Samuel Thompson of California; and one sister, Mrs. Pat Whitmire of
Crain. Pallbearers will be J. M. Bullington, J. D. Bullington, Jack
Bullington, Bobby Bullington, Frank Gayle, and Teddy Whitmire.
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Eunice
Thormaehlen - Critendon, 93, of Bay City, passed away Saturday,
November 17, 2007. She was born June 30, 1914 in Karnes County, TX
to Pitkin Barnes Taylor and Mary Jones Taylor. She was raised in
Kingsville, TX and graduated from Kingsville High School. Eunice was
a resident of Bay City since 1941, a member of First Baptist Church
of Bay City, and retired as a switchboard operator from Matagorda
General Hospital.

She is survived
by her daughters: Billie Jean Coker of Tyler and Linda Kay Burtram
of Katy; by her son: E. J. Thormaehlen, Jr. and wife Jerallyn of
Boerne; and by 17 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 14
great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
husbands: E. J. “Ed” Thormaehlen, Sr. and E. A. “Bill” Critendon; by
her parents Pitkin B. and Mary Taylor; and by seven brothers and
sisters.

Funeral services
will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 24, 2007 at the First
Baptist Church of Bay City with Dr. Michael Zimmerman officiating.
Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons: E. J. “Trey” Thormaehlen, III,
Lawrence Thormaehlen, Scott Thormaehlen, Erik Thormaehlen, Dale
Burtram, Jr. and Wayne Bruening. Honorary pallbearers will be her
great and great-great grandsons.

Online
condolences may be shared with the family at www.taylorbros.net

Margaret Norris Thornton passed away May
4, 2009 in Angleton, Texas, at the age of 96.

Margaret was affectionately known by family and friends as Cooter.
She was a beautiful and caring mother, grandmother, and great
grandmother. She was born in Palacios, Texas on September 17, 1912,
to Harry A. and Maude Alice Norris. At an early age the Norris
family moved to Colorado to homestead. After 13 years, they moved
back to Matagorda County, settling in Bay City, where they farmed
rice and ranched.

Margaret graduated from Bay City High School and then received a
degree from Massey Business School in Houston, Texas. While a
student there she met Noble D. Thornton, they married and spent
their married life in Bay City. They have two children, Anne Carl of
Columbia Lakes and N. Douglas Thornton of Houston. She spent 35
years joyfully helping customers make selections at Tetts Jewelry
Store on the square in Bay City.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brother,
Harry E. Norris, and her son-in-law, Thomas S. Carl.

Margaret lived in Bay City until six years ago when she came to live
with Anne at Columbia Lakes. She was a lifetime member of the First
Methodist Church in Bay City, where she faithfully served the Lord
and was very active in the Fellowship class. She was a loyal member
of the Order of Eastern Star serving as Worthy Matron as well as
other offices. She enjoyed helping others by serving as Pink Lady at
Matagorda General Hospital. She was very active in the community of
Bay City and known for her sweet smile and delicious pies.

The family would like to express their thanks to caretakers, Shirley
Tolbert, Essie Tolbert, Tenola Franklin, Norma Gutierrez, and Carol
Farris. Also thank you for the loving care she received at Country
Village Care for the past two months.

Visitation will be at Bakers Funeral Home in West Columbia from 5
p.m. 7 p.m., Thursday, May 7, 2009. Funeral Service will be a 2
p.m. Friday, May 8, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church
Chapel, in Bay City with the Rev. Chris Harrison officiating. Burial
will be at Cedarvale Cemetery, following the service.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Bay City
or a charity of your choice.

Tommy Thornton, 67,
of Brazoria, died on September 12, 2004 in Angleton.

He was born March 15, 1937 in Caney, Texas.

He graduated from Van Vleck High School in 1956. Tommy retired from
Dow Chemical Co. in 1994 after 28.5 yrs of service. He also worked
for Salt Grass Power Plant. He loved to hunt, fish, camp, and
travel.

He was a member of Cedar Lane Baptist Church.

Survivors include: wife, Barbara Thornton of Brazoria; sons and
daughters-in-law, David W. Thornton and Dana and T. Alan Thornton
and Nancy all of Brazoria; sisters and brothers-in-law, Charlene
Reddoch and Lee and Margaret Stevens and Jack all of Cedar Lane;
brother, Ben Thornton of Sargent; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Baker Funeral Home
in Brazoria.

Guy Tiller, 58, of Bay City passed
away on Friday, May 27, 2011 in Houston after a sudden illness
and an extended hospital stay. He was born July 6, 1952 in
Palestine, TX to the late Dave Guy Tiller, Jr. and Jean Multer
Tiller. He was a member of the Bay City Lions Club, Bay City
Men’s Golf Assoc., the Coastal Conservation Assoc., Ducks
Unlimited, the Texas A & M Century Club, and the Edna Rotary
Club.

He is survived by his wife: Judy
Tiller of Bay City; a daughter: Julie Perez and husband James of
Ganado; a son: Jeffrey Scott Tiller and wife Crystal Lynn of Bay
City; Sister: Gail Talbott and husband Mike of Houston; and his
grandchildren: Brandon Perez, Elaina Perez, Ava Tiller, and Eli
Tiller.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM
Monday and the family will receive visitors from 6:00 PM to 8:00
PM at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay
City with Dr. Michael Zimmerman officiating. Interment will
follow at Roselawn Memorial Park
in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Jim Frankson, Bill Isaacson,
Jimmy Kocurek, Mike Talbott, Gary Adams, and Kent Pollard.
Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Bay City Lions
Club and the Bay City Men’s Golf Association.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Boys and Girls Club of Bay City or to the Texas
Lion's Camp.

Words of comfort may be shared with
the family at www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements are with Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613

VICTORIA - Annie Shafer Titt, 88, of Victoria, formerly of Bay City
and Van Vleck, died Saturday, March 15, 2008. She was born Feb. 28,
1920, in El Campo, to the late James Edward Shafer and Robbie Ann
Frasier Shafer. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert L. Titt;
sons, Robert F. Titt and James W. Tate; sisters, Lula Callaway,
Clara Benedict, Emma LaRue, and Bertha Klingaman; and brothers,
James W. Shafer, Leslie L. Shafer, and Robert E. Shafer.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Bay
City Funeral Home chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.,
Wednesday, March 19 at the funeral home chapel, the Rev. Don Meador
officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van
Vleck.

James Titue, raised of registered hogs
in the Blessing section was so badly bitten by one of his fine
registered hogs Saturday morning about 11:30 that he died within a
few minutes. He went out into the pen to separate his hogs when the
750-pound boar charged him and bit his leg above the knee. The bite
severed an artery and pierced the bone.

The man’s cries for help were heard by a
neighbor, Mrs. George Braden, who rushed to him but found him dead
when she arrived.

He was brought to Bay City and the body
prepared for burial by Walker Furniture company. The funeral will be
held at the Hawley cemetery near Blessing Tuesday morning at 10
o’clock. He is survived by a brother of Blessing and a niece of
Oklahoma.

Funeral
services for Dorothy Toellner, 54, of Palacios are scheduled for 2
p. m. Friday, Sept. 26, 1997 at the First Presbyterian Church in
Palacios. Internment will follow at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing.

Mrs.
Toellner died Sept. 22, 1997 at Hermann Hospital in Houston. She was
born Feb. 18, 1943 in El Campo to the late Louis and Elsie Lauer
Biskup. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in
Palacios; a resident of Palacios since 1991 and a former resident of
Blessing. Survivors include husband: John E. Toellner of Palacios;
daughter Jennifer Harris of Palacios; sons and daughter-in-law:
Marty and Beverly Harris of Midfield, Scott Harris and fiancé Brenda
Gibson of Bay City; step-daughters: Jo Dennis and husband Tom of El
Campo, Jill Justice and husband David of Lufkin; step son: Jack
Toellner and wife Brenda of Houston and eight grandchildren.

She was
preceded in death by her son Todd Harris in 1985.

Pallbearers will be Leslie Harris, James Deen, Travis Schuerg, Jack
Toellner, Tom Dennis and David Justice. Honorary pallbearers are
George Sparks, Vick Kahlich, Lonnie Dorris, Charles Millspaugh, Bob
Christianson and Norman Brotemarkle. The family will receive friends
at the Palacios Funeral Home from 7-9 p. m. Thursday evening.
Memorial may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund
or the Charity of Choice.

Funeral services for Janice Jean
Toellner, 51, were held Sept. 27 at 4 p. m. at the First
Presbyterian Church with Rev. Doug Blanton officiating. Interment
followed at Hawley Cemetery.

Mrs. Toellner, the daughter of Raymond
and Flo Millspaugh, was born Jan. 14, 1933 in Norris City, IL and
died Sept. 25, 1984 at her residence. She had been a resident of the
city for 26 years and was a member of the Presbyterian Church and
Alapha Club. She was employed as a secretary at the Palacios High
School.

Survivors include her husband, John E.
Toellner of Palacios; two daughters, LaKeta Jo Toellner Dennis of El
Campo and Janice Jill Toellner Justice of LaGrange; one son, Johnny
Jack Toellner of Oklahoma City, OK; one brother, Charles Millspaugh
of Palacios; and six grandchildren.

Marlene Addie
McDaniel Tolleson, 70, of Tide Water Oaks, passed away Thursday,
January 18, 2007 in Bay City. She was born May 11, 1936 in Fort
Worth, to Frank McDaniel and Ethel Leona Nivens McDaniel. She was a
resident of Matagorda County for the past 65 years, a member of the
Methodist Church and was a retired Store Clerk, and had worked at
Diddies Grocery in Palacios and at the Blessing Store in Blessing.

She is survived
by her daughter, Sandy Williams and son, James Williams of Tide
Water Oaks; by her step children, Kim Keiler of Wharton, Lisa Perez
of Ganado and Jeff Tolleson of Tres-Palacios Oaks; by her sister,
Bertie Lackey of Fort Worth; her brother, Carrol Dean Magee of
Francitas; and by her grandchildren, Ashley Hurta of Victoria and
Jimmy Morgan of Kyle. She was preceded in death by her husbands,
Jimmy Williams and Sam Tolleson; and by her parents, Frank and Ethel
Leona McDaniel.

Funeral services
will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home in Bay City. Interment will follow at Hawley Cemetery
in Blessing.

BAY CITY - Funeral services for Mary
Tolson, 81 of Bay City, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at
Enterprise Missionary Baptist Church in Bay City, Dr. J. Weldon
Gilbert officiating. Burial will be held immediately after the
service at Eastview Cemetery in Bay City.

A viewing will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 and in the
chapel of Green's Mortuary.

Juanita Ruth Tomlinson, 52, of Markham,
died Jan. 30, 1977 at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston. She was born
Nov. 19, 1924 in San Gabriel, TX. She is survived by her widower,
Wayne K. Tomlinson of Markham; two sons, Wayne H. Tomlinson of
Houston and Robert Louis Tomlinson of Ingleside; three sisters, Mrs.
Georgie Tucker and Mrs. Eve Goodson of Houston and Mrs. Olive Durnal
of Los Angeles, Calif., one brother, Joe R. William, Jr. of
Georgetown and two granddaughters. Services were held Jan. 31 at 1
p.m. at Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Joe Ramsey
officiated. Burial was in
Hawley Cemetery.

Funeral services for Wayne Kelso
Tomlinson Jr., 78, were scheduled for Saturday at the First Baptist
Church of Markham with Rev. Howard Harper

and Rev. Cabel Roberts officiating.
Interment followed at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing.

Wayne Tomlinson passed away Jan. 8 in
Texas City.

He was born July 4, 1919 in Andice to
Wayne Kelso Tomlinson Sr. and Ether May Wear Tomlinson.

He was a resident of Markham for 52
years before moving to Hitchcock in 1996.

He was a member of the First Baptist
Church of Hitchcock and a former member of the First Baptist Church
of Markham, where he served as a Deacon and Treasurer.

He retired, after 32 years of service,
as a Planter Operator from Marathon Oil Corporation in Markham.

Survivors include his two sons and a
daughter-in-law, Wayne Henry Tomlinson of San Francisco and Robert
Louis and Nina Tomlinson of Hitchcock; two sisters, EmOleta [Emma
Leta] Tomlinson Roberts of Ft. Worth and Betty Anna Tomlinson
Tokarczyk of Austin; four grandchildren, Rachel Marie Stephenson and
husband Michael of Hitchcock, Laura Deanna Brumbaugh of Santa Fe,
Karen Nicole Tomlinson of Hitchcock and Stacey Lynette Tomlinson of
Hitchcock; a great grandchild, Kyle Norman Brumbaugh of Santa Fe.

He was preceded in death by his wife,
Juanita Ruth Williams Tomlinson in 1977, and by two brothers,
Thurman R. Tomlinson and Eldon E. Tomlinson.

Funeral Services for Ethel Mae Tone, 87,
of Bay City, were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 10 at Shiloh
Baptist Church, Cedar Lane, with the Rev. Steven Staten, pastor, and
the Rev. L.V. Harvey, eulogist. Burial followed at Shiloh Cemetery.

She was born in Cedar Lane, Texas, August 28, 1922, to Eddie Tone
and Leatha Mills Tone, and passed away November 4, 2009.

Survivors include: two sisters, Doris Tone and Veola Tone, both of
Bay City and one brother, Edward Tone of Cedar Lane. Also one
sister-in-law, Edna Tone; also six nieces including one she reared,
Eddie Jean Turner, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Julia Z. Torres, 83, died on Wednesday,
September 29, 2010. She was born April 2, 1927, in San Angelo,
Texas, to Francisco and Angelita Zamora. She was a longtime Bay City
resident. Mrs. Torres is survived by her brother Moises Zamora,
sister Sara Ramirez, her sons, Adrian Valle, Tomas Torres Jr.,
Hector Torres, Adam Torres and Israel Torres; daughters Alicia
Marroquin, Mary Perry, Lenor Perales, Sofia Reyna and Angie
Gutierrez, 24 grandchildren, and 39 great-grandchildren. Viewing
will commence at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home, 2313 Avenue I in Bay City. A prayer service will
be held at 7:00 p.m. that evening. Interment will be held in Bay
City at Cedarvale Cemetery on Monday, October 4, 2010, at 11:00 am.

MARKHAM - Pedro Tovar, 75, of Markham,
passed away Dec. 11, 2009. He was born Nov. 19, 1934 in Woodsboro to
the late Pedro Matias and Paula Maria Luna Tobar. He was a member of
St. Anthony's Catholic Church and worked for Celanese for many
years.

A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 at the
Palacios Funeral Home. Mass will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009
at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Dowomoh
officiating. Interment will follow at the Palacios Cemetery.

Rogers Harold Trahan, 76, of Brazoria, passed away on Friday,
September 10, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family
and friends.

He was born on April 29, 1934 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Heard
Trahan and Marie Watkins. He was a longtime Brazoria County
resident. Rogers was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Brazoria and also served his Country in the Korean War. His kind and
gentle spirit will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Funeral services had been scheduled for Monday, September 13, 2010
at the First Baptist Church ~ Brazoria with the Pastor Greg Smith
officiating.

Burial will follow at Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest ~ West Columbia.

Visitation will be from 4 until 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 12, 2010
at Baker Funeral Home ~ Brazoria.

Preceding Rogers in death are his parents, and brother, Robert
Trahan.

Mena Trammell, 83, of Pasadena passed
away Friday, April 2, 2010 in Houston. She was born May 4, 1926 in
Kanes City, Texas to the late Norberto & Paula Gutierrez Esquivel.
Mena was married in July 1955 to Thomas Raymond Trammell, Sr. In
Robstown Texas. They moved to Bay City in 1969 where they raised
their children.

The family will receive visitors from
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Sunday, April 4, 2010 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home. A funeral service will be held 10:00 AM Monday, April 5, 2010
at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Scott Sieben officiating.
Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.

Janet Lynn Travers, 31, of Palacios,
died at Matagorda General Hospital November 2. She was a resident of
Palacios for 3 years, graduated from the University of South Florida
and taught school in Lee County school system at Fort Meyers,
Florida. Survivors include: husband, Robert Travers of Palacios;
mother and step-father, Esther and Roland Delong of Cape Coral,
Fla.; brothers, Wilbur Streams of New Wilmington, Penn., Clifford
Streams of Rochester, N. Y., Leslie Streams of West Columbia, Gary
and Gerald Streams of Palacios. Funeral services will be held at
Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel November 5 at 2 p. m. with Rev. Joe
Ramsey officiating. Interment will follow at
Hawley Cemetery. Arrangements
with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

Robert Royal "Roy" Traylor, 97, of
Matagorda, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at the Legacy in
Bay City. He was born on March 16, 1903 in Bay City to Robert H. and
Angelia McNabb Traylor.

Roy was a former student of Austin College and Texas A & M, the
class of 1926. He was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church of
Matagorda. He owned and operated Layton's Garage in Matagorda for
many years and was a rancher and cattleman. He was also a charter
member of the Matagorda Fire Department, and built Matagorda's first
fire truck.

For more than seventy years, he was a weather observer for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He received many
awards and was recognized as one of two observers who served the
longest time in the United States. He was a member of the Shriners
and was a member of the Masonic Lodge #4459 A.F. and A.M. of
Matagorda and was recognized by the Texas Masons for 75 years of
service.

He is survived by his cousins and their extended families, Evelyn
Haley of Bay City, Catherine Anderson of Matagorda, and Charles
Baker of Houston. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia
Traylor in 1986.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2001 at
Christ Episcopal Church of Matagorda with the Rev. Harley Savage
officiating. Interment will follow at Matagorda Cemetery in
Matagorda. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Matagorda
Masonic Lodge.

Funeral services for Ernest Charles
Tresselt were held at the Palacios Funeral Home Friday, September
15, at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Rayford Harris officiating. Interment
was in Hawley Cemetery.

A resident of Palacios for 16 years, he
was born to Ernest and Emily Houeson Tresselt on January 11, 1902 in
New York City, N. Y. He died Wednesday, September 13, at Wagner
General Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Teresa
Claire Tresselt, a daughter, Teresa Jean and a son Ernest Fredrick
Tresselt, all of Palacios; one brother, Fredrick Tresselt of
Thurmont, Maryland, and six grandchildren.

Funeral services for Nancy Kitchens
Tresselt, 60, of Palacios, were held June 20, 1996 at Palacios
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ross Taylor officiating. Burial was at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing.

Mrs. Tresselt was born Aug. 26, 1935 in
San Angelo, Tex. to the late Lewis C. and Namoia Burt Kitchens. She
died June 17, 1996.

She was a lifelong resident of
Matagorda.

She is survived by three daughters,
Cindy Tresselt of Portland, Tex., and Jennifer Cruse and Kathy
Rector, both of Palacios; four sons, Charlie Tresselt of Houston,
Stephen Tresselt of Palacios, Tommy Tresselt of Waco, and Richard
Tresselt of Missouri; two brothers, Jimmy Kitchens and Bobby
Kitchens of Alaska; a half-brother, Bill Redding of Yoakum; and
eight grandchildren.

She was born Dec. 19, 1907, in
Manhattan, N.Y., to the late John and Henrietta Clare. She was a
volunteer ambulance driver for the American Red Cross in New York
during World War II. She was a Catholic.

Tresselt, Teresa J. (Terry) 41, of
Palacios passed away suddenly at Wagner General Hospital. She was
formerly of Bay Villa Nursing Home. She is survived by her mother
Teresa M. Tresselt and one brother Ernest F. Tresselt. Services will
be held Wednesday at 10:30 at the Palacios Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, July 6, 1971

EVA TREVINO

BAY CITY - Funeral
services for Eva Trevino, 52, of Bay City,
will be at 4 p.m. today, Aug. 31, 2010 in the chapel of Green's
Mortuary. Viewing will begin at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Eastview
Cemetery.

Jose Angelo “Joe”
Trevino, 59, of Bay City passed away Thursday, September 21, 2006 at
Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. He was born July 18, 1947 in
Harlingen, TX to the late Angel & Juanita Paz Trevino. Mr. Trevino
was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, and
Owner/Operator of Trevino Trucking Company.

The Rosary will
be held at 8:00 PM Saturday, September 23, 2006 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be held at 2:30 PM Sunday,
September 24, 2006 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with
Rev. Gerry Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale
Cemetery in Bay City. Pallbearers will be Ray Estrada, Fred Brown,
John Hayden, Leroy Saucedo, Mike Stone, Paul Apataca, Manuel
Figueroa, and Alfredo Estrada.

Peter S. “Buck” Trevino passed to be
with the Lord at the age of 41 years on Feb. 16, 2010. He was born
Feb. 3, 1969 in Bay City to the late Mariano S. and Andrea Lopez
Trevino. He was a fun-loving, full of life, unique individual who
always greeted you with a smile.

Dorothy Lukefahr
Treybig went home to be with Our Lord on July 1, 2009. She was born
Dorothy Ann Lukefahr to Elsie and Edgar Lukefahr on March 20, 1932,
in Greeley, Nebraska, the sixth of eight
children. She and her family moved to Bay City, Texas in 1939, where
she grew up, attended HolyCross School, and graduated from Bay City
High School in 1948.

She was awarded a scholarship to the Southwestern Business School, graduating with
honors. She was quickly employed by Nabisco Company in Houston, and
later with Phillips Petroleum Company in Old Ocean, Texas. While at Phillips, she
met the love of her life, William J. Treybig. Their courtship
culminated with their wedding at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bay
City on June 15, 1957. Msgr, Christopher J. Martin officiated.

Bill_s employment with Marathon Oil Company as an engineering
manager and superintendent resulted in many relocations for their
growing family of five children, including Houston twice, Bay City
twice, and Iraan and Midland, Texas. Their last assignment
was in Artesia, New Mexico, where they made
their home until Bill_s retirement.

Bill and Dorothy moved to Kerrville, Texas and became
active members of Notre Dame Catholic Church and the St. Vincent de
Paul Society. Dorothy was also active in the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
in Kerrville.
She had many talents, including homemaker, sewing clothing for her
children for many years, and needlepoint. She was a voracious
reader.

Because of Bill and Dorothy_s love of travel and education, they
enjoyed numerous Elderhostel educational trips and other travel
tours to Alaska, Hawaii, and most of the lower 48 states. Family
reunions in France and Germany brought their travels full circle.

Dorothy is survived by her husband of 52 years, William James;
daughter, Gayle Banschbach and her husband Mike; son, Mark Treybig
and his wife Kathy; son, Gregg Treybig and his wife Michelle; son,
Patrick Treybig; and daughter Ellen Treybig. She is also survived by
her brother Harold Lukefahr and his wife Polly of Midfield, Texas;
sister, Teresa Lezak of Pearland, Texas, and Charlotte Parks and her
husband Billy of Victoria, Texas; eight grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father, three brothers
and a sister.

Services were held Monday, July 6, 2009 at Notre Dame Catholic
Church, Kerrville. The Mass was preceded by a rosary. Memorials may
be made to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Kerrville. The
family invites you to send condolences at
www.grimesfuneralchapels.com using the Send Condolences_link.

She was born May 16, 1955 in Raymondville, Texas to Rogerio G.
Rodriguez, Sr. and Maria Guadalupe Martinez Rodriguez. Formerly of
Bay City, she was a resident of Houston for the past 30 years. She
was a Registered Nurse and worked for the Harris County Hospital
District, Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, was a member of St. Albert
of Trapani Catholic Church of Houston, and was a member of LULAC
Council # 4655 of Lake Jackson.

She is survived by: her parents, Roy G. and Lupita Rodriguez of Bay
City; by her husband, Jorge Triana of Houston; her sisters, Ruby
Ruiz and Yolanda DeLeon of Freeport, Texas and Pearl Trevino of Van
Vleck; and her brothers, Johnny Rodriguez of Eunice, Louisiana, Roy
Rodriguez of Bay City, Texas, and Wally Rodriguez of Arcola, Texas.

She was preceded in death by: her brother, Benjamin Rodriguez; and
her niece Marei B. Ortiz.

The Rosary will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the
funeral home. A Prayer Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 18, 2009 at the funeral home. The Funeral Mass will be held at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church with the Rev. Gerry Cernoch officiating.

He was born Oct. 15, 1932, in Blessing
to the late Horace and Mable Smith Troutman. He was a truck driver.

He is survived by a daughter, Tammy Lynn
Runnels of Houston; two sons, Jeff and Harold Troutman, both of
Houston; a stepson, Fred Golddryer of Houston; a sister, Dora Warn
of Markham; three brothers, Fred Troutman of Aransas Pass, Henry
Troutman of Cleveland and Howard Troutman of Blessing; a
half-brother, Ralph Akin of Cresent City, Calif.; and five
grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m.
Sunday at Wheeler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Willmann
officiating.

Burial was held in Hawley Cemetery under
the direction of Wheeler Funeral Home.

Harold Troutman, 17 years, 11 months and
one day, passed away at his home near Markham this morning at 4:30.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Troutman who survive. He is also
survived by two sisters and four brothers, Fred, Henry, Donald and
Ralph.

Funeral services will be held from the
Baptist Church in Markham at 10 o’clock Friday morning. Reverend R.
E. Black will officiate.

Burial will be in Hawley Cemetery.
Walker-Matchett Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation for Henry Troutman was held from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Oct.
1, 2007 at Neal Funeral Home in Cleveland.

Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m.
today at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. Services for Henry
Troutman will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007 at the
funeral home. Interment will follow in the
Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing.

Mabel Rose Troutman of Markham died May
6, 1984, at Palacios Nursing Home. She was born July 24, 1892 in
Illinois.

Services will be held May 8 at 2 p. m.
at Wheeler Funeral Home in El Campo with the Rev. Robert Black of
Markham officiating. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Horace Troutman, on Jan. 6, 1978.

Survivors include: two daughters, Dora
Warn of Markham, Norma York of El Campo; five sons, Ralph Aikin of
Modesto, Calif., Fred of Ingleside, Henry of Cleveland, Howard of El
Campo and Donald Troutman of Houston.

Margaret Lois
Sanford Trull, 81, of Palacios passed away July 2, 1996 at St.
Luke’s Hospital in Houston. She was born January 17, 1915 in
Blessing, Texas to Walter A. and Odile L. Logan Sanford.

She was a
longtime resident of Palacios and a member of the First Presbyterian
Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert B. “Bob” Trull of
Palacios; by one daughter, Barbara Kana of Kerrville, by one son,
Scott Trull of Austin; and by four grandchildren, Kelcie Margaret
and Ashley Elizabeth Kana both of Kerrville and Mason Trull and
Graham Trull both of Austin. She was preceded in death by son,
Ronald Williams on June 4, 1996.

Funeral services
are scheduled for 2 p. m., Saturday, July 27, 1996 at the First
Presbyterian Church with Rev. W. S. “Doug” Blanton officiating.
Burial will follow at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Pallbearers will
be Bruce Herlin, Dan Tucker, Leonard Lamar, Dale Porter, George
Kana, Sr., Donnie Claxton, Charles Sanford and John Toellner.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Norman Brotemarkle and Guy Claybourn.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Palacios.

Funeral services for Cyrus Perry Tucker
were held at 11 a. m. Friday, December 20, at the Palacios Funeral
Home with the Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment was in
Hawley Cemetery.

A native of Oklahoma, he was born
September 22, 1893 and passed away Wednesday, December 18, in Wagner
General Hospital. A retired taxi operator, he had been a resident of
Palacios since 1944.

He is survived by his wife, Ica Tucker
of Palacios; four daughters, Mabel Bobbitt of Palacios, Gladys
McWhirter of Arcola, Texas; Lena Bosek, of Victoria and Ida Lee
Tucker of Richmond; five sons, Theo Thomas of Hearne, Charles A. of
Austin, Jack Dempsey of Edna, William C. of Brookhaven, Miss. and
Rodney A. of Seabrook; 1 sister, two brothers, 23 grandchildren and
10 great grandchildren.

Funeral service
will be 4:00 PM Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home with Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Interment will follow at
Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joey Frost, Jr., Alan
Tucker, Donald Tucker, Duane Tucker, J. R. Tucker, Ray Tucker, Jody
Tucker and David Tucker. Memorials may be made to the American
Diabetes Association. The family will receive visitors from 7PM-9PM
Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Ica Lena Tucker, 77, of Palacios,
died in Citizens Memorial Hospital in Victoria on Wednesday, June
16, 1976 at 6:55 p.m. She was born Aug 21, 1898 in Ganado. She was
preceded in death by her husband.

She is survived by daughters Mabel
Bobbitt of Palacios, Gladys McWhirter of Arcola, Lena Mae Tramble of
Victoria, Ina Lee Tucker of Richmond; sons Theo Thomas Tucker of
Pasadena, Charles Tucker of Austin, Jack Tucker of Edna, William
Tucker of Pasadena, Charles Tucker of Austin, Rodney Tucker of Edna
and William Tucker of Brookhaven, Miss., 31 grandchildren and 30
great grandchildren. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

The funeral will be held at Palacios
Funeral Home Saturday, June 19 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Rayford
Harris officiating. Interment will be held from
Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing.

Memorial services for
Larry Lige Tucker Sr., 61, of Lake Jackson, Texas was held at 12
p.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at
the Tucker residence.

He died December 9, 2008
at home after a lengthy illness.

Larry was born in Bay City, Texas in 1947 to Jodie Lige and Della
Mae Tucker. He was a union ironworker for many years and owned and
operated Brazosport Automotive Refinishers. He was an avid classic
car enthusiast and loved hot rods, racing and airplanes - anything
having to do with speed. He was very meticulous in everything he
did.

Theo
Thomas Tucker, 74, of Hearne died Jan. 30 at St. Joseph Hospital in
Bryan.

Tucker was born
March 31, 1921 in Francitas and has lived in Hearne for 22 years. He
worked for several years as a construction worker.

Funeral services
will be Saturday, Feb. 3 at 10 a. m. at Heartfield Funeral Home in
Hearne with Rev. Eddie Mayo of the Elliott Baptist Church
officiating. Burial will take place at 4 p. m. in the Hawley
Cemetery in Blessing. Visiting hours will be Friday from 10:30 a. m.
to 9 p. m. and Saturday from 8 a. m. until the service begins.

Survivors include
two sons: Tommy Lee Tucker of Phoenix, Arizona and Thomas Charles
Tucker of Goldwaite, two daughters, Margie Tucker Smith of Vidor and
Goldie Fay Tucker of San Antonio; four brothers, Rodney Tucker of
Blessing, Jack Tucker of Edna, William Tucker of Brookhaven,
Mississippi and Charles Tucker of Goliad, and four sisters, Mable
Tucker Bobbitt of Bay City, Gladys Tucker McWhirter of Rosharon,
Lena Tucker of Georgia and Ina Lee Tucker.

Funeral services for Herschel Emmott
Tuley, 77, of Markham will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Bill Haskell and the Rev. Howard
Harper officiating. Burial will be in
Hawley Cemetery, Blessing.

Mr. Tuley was born May 6, 1910, in
Cannon Falls, Minn., to Herschel N. and Cora Hunn Tuley and died
Dec. 20, 1987, at Matagorda General Hospital, Bay City.

A resident of Markham for 13 years, he
was a former resident of Houston for 30 years. He was a retired
design engineer with the City of Houston Public Works Department
with 26 years service.

He was a member of the Lutheran church.

Survivors include his wife, Gladys
Ulland Tuley of Markham; a brother-in-law, Leon Wolfe of Markham;
two nieces, Maurine Ulland Wehe of Seguin and Irene Ulland Eissler
of Waco; two nephews, John O. Cornett of Houston and Jim Cornett of
Needville; and eight great-nephews and four great-nieces.

Graveside services will be at 10 am
Wednesday, August 11, at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing
Texas. Clifton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Suke was born December 13, 1910, in
Maryville, North Dakota to Olaf Andrew and Ellen Augusta Ulland,
Norwegian Lutherian pioneers.

Her family had business operations and
North Dakota and Texas. Suki moved to Matagorda County in 1916 with
their parents, brother, Bert, and sister, Amy. Her father was a
mechanical engineer for the irrigation system at Northern
Headquarters, a rice farm and cattle operation north of Markham.

She graduated from Clifton Academy and
went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree at the University of Texas and a
Master's Degree in Art Education at the University of Houston.

Hershel Tully and Suki were married in
1938. They lived in Austin, Markham and Houston.

Suki taught art in public schools and
painted in a home studio until a few weeks before her death. Besides
art, she loved to fish and looked forward to her weekly fishing
trips. She deeply loved all her family.

She was preceded in death by: her
parents; husband; brother, Bert Ulland; sister, Amy Wolfe; and
nephew James E. Cornett II.

She is survived by: nieces, Irene
Hoeldtke, Maureen Clements, and nephew, John Cornett, and many
great-grand nieces and great-grand nephews.

Mr. Robert J. Turner, within a few days
of being 53 years of age, died January 19 in Abilene. He was buried
at Hawley Cemetery, Sunday under the direction of Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home. Rev. R. E. Black officiated.

He is survived by one son, Robert J.
Turner Jr., of Sinton; three sisters, Mrs. B. D. Hall and Mrs.
Josephine Thillen of Houston and Mrs. T. B. Smith of Markham.

LOUISE -
Carmine "Dink" Starr Tvrdik
of Louise died April 30, 2010 at the age of 96. She was born March
18, 1914 in Markham to the late Thomas and Johnnie Haynes Starr. She
was a homemaker and a member of the San Marcos American Legion
Auxiliary.

She is survived by her daughters, Joyce Hajovsky and husband Johnny
of Louise, and Gloria Hobizal of Rosenberg; sons, Frank J. Tvrdik
Jr. and wife Glenda of Corpus Christi and Thomas Tvrdik and wife
Casandra of San Marcos; sister, Lola Lavender of Pasadena; 11
grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank J.
Tvrdik Sr.; son-in-law, Willis Hobizal; granddaughter, Jacqueline
Hobizal; and grandson-in-law, Bo Anderson.

Visitation will begin 2 p.m. today at Triska Funeral Home. A rosary
will be offered 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2010, at St. Procopius
Catholic Church in Louise, followed by the funeral Mass at 3 p.m.
with Rev. Clement Quainoo officiating. Interment will follow at
Garden of Memories Cemetery in El Campo.

Patsy “Pat” Jane
Tweedle, 71, of Matagorda, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2009
in Victoria, TX. She was born September 17, 1938 in Palacios, TX to
William Presley Tweedle and Margaret Ann Krauser Tweedle.

Pat was a former
bookkeeper for Tony’s Restaurant in Houston, TX. She was also a
former owner of the Seabreeze Restaurant in Matagorda, TX and worked
as a waitress at restaurants in Matagorda.

She is survived
by her sisters: Betty L. Bryant of Matagorda and Joyce Ann Uherek of
Needville; her brothers: William P. Tweedle of Matagorda and Richard
L. Tweedle of Bay City. She was preceded in death by her parents;
and by her brothers: Charlie and Roy E. Tweedle.

Graveside
services will be held at 3:30 PM Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the
Matagorda Cemetery with Rev. Melvin Ryman officiating.